Capitán Prat Province
Capitán Prat Province is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Aisén. Its capital is Cochrane. The province is named after the naval hero Arturo Prat.Geography and demography
It is Chile's eighth largest and fourth least populated province as well as the most sparsely populated province in continental Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 3,837 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 0.10 per km2. At that time, 2,217 lived in urban areas and 1,620 in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5%.Administration
As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.
